Kanye said: “There would have been no Beats deal without the Samsung deal. It showed the number one company the importance of connecting with culture. The reason I said I didn’t like Samsung particularly is because, throughout my entire life, because of how my parents raised me, I have to work with the number one. I can’t work with anyone but Jay Z because he’s number one. I can’t be with any girl but Kim because that’s the girl whose pictures I look at the most and get turned on by.

West continued: “I’m not going to represent any company but Louis Vuitton, because that’s number one. Samsung is not quite Apple, but it showed that Jimmy [Iovine] and Dre would be able to connect with the number one influencers.”

Jay Z missed West’s wedding to Kim Kardashian in Italy, choosing instead to spend a weekend in the Hamptons with his wife Beyonce. Although the couple were reportedly invited to the bash, they have yet to provide an explanation for their absence.

Kanye and Kim were wed at a 16th century Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy last month (May) in a celebration that included performances from Andrea Bocelli and Lana Del Rey.

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